Alan Howard (cricketer)

Alan Raymond Howard (11 December 1909 – March 1993) was an English cricketer. Howard was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.

Alan Howard
Personal information
Full name
Alan Raymond Howard
Born(1909-12-11)11 December 1909
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
DiedMarch 1993 (aged 83)
Hanworth, Middlesex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RelationsArthur Howard (father)
Jack Howard brother
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930Wales
1928–1933Glamorgan county cricket
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 60
Runs scored 1,181
Batting average 12.17
100s/50s –/3
Top score 63
Balls bowled 108
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 35/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 June 2012

Howard made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Worcestershire at New Road, Worcester, in the 1927 County Championship. A semi-regular in the Glamorgan side, he made 58 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the 1933 County Championship.[1] Howard's role within the Glamorgan team was as a batsman, in that role he scored 1,181 runs in his 59 first-class matches for the county, which came at an average of 12.13, with a high score of 63.[2] One of three half centuries he made for Glamorgan, this score came against Derbyshire in 1930.[3] He also made a single first-class appearance for Wales against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1930 at Lord's.[1] In a match which Wales lost by an innings and 44 runs, Howard made scores of 6 and 22.[4]

He died in March 1993 at Hanworth, Middlesex. His father, Arthur, and brother, Jack, both played first-class cricket for Leicestershire.

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Alan Howard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Howard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Glamorgan v Derbyshire, 1930 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Wales, 1930". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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